Cleaning and Sterilizing the Line
CIP cleans the equipment in place. SIP sterilizes it in place when the setup calls for it.
How it works
Clean-in-place (CIP) pumps cleaning liquid through the line while the equipment stays assembled. Sterilize-in-place (SIP) is a separate step when the equipment needs sterilizing.
A mobile cart or a fixed unit can clean several paths through the equipment. The setup depends on which units share a path, the site connections and how cleanliness is checked between runs.